Students

IIDA Southern California believes in the advancement of education and supports interior design students throughout the region with student exhibitions and awards programs.

Student Charette

Southern California students from different schools come together each year to collaborate in a fast-paced, hands-on design charette. Teams are challenged to work together to develop a design presentation based on a program assigned at the beginning of the day. Winners are chosen by a panel of esteemed interior design professionals. First Place winning team is awarded $10,000 and the Second Place team receives $4,000. The first place team participates in the West Coast Student Charette each year.

West Coast Student Design Charette

The West Coast Student Design Charette was held in Southern California on April, 2017. Participants included winning teams of the local Charettes in IIDA Chapters on the West Coast including Southern California, Northern California, Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. The winners of the Charette go on to compete at the International Charette at NeoCon in Chicago.

Student Portfolio Review

For the annual Student Portfolio Review, students present their portfolio work to a panel of judges. Awards are given at the discretion of the judges in several categories including the prestigious Stephanie Tarr Award.

The 2018 Call for Entries are now open! Find out more on the event page here, and download the Call for Entries here.